diff --git a/apps/admin/src/features/inbox/inbox-views.tsx b/apps/admin/src/features/inbox/inbox-views.tsx
index 8f507e3..b8f7b9e 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/features/inbox/inbox-views.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin/src/features/inbox/inbox-views.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { Icons } from "@/components/icons"
 import { EmptyState } from "@/components/shared/page-primitives"
 import { LoadingState, ErrorState } from "@/components/shared/data-states"
 import { useInboxMessage, useSetInboxStatus } from "@/features/inbox/use-inbox"
+import { AuthVerdictBadge } from "@/features/mail/mail-badges"
 import { useToast } from "@/store/ui-store"
 
 
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ export function InboxReader({ id }: { id: string }) {
           <span className="mono">{sel.from}</span>
           <span className="sep">·</span>
           <span>to {sel.recipient}</span>
+          <AuthVerdictBadge verdict={sel.authVerdict} />
           <span className="spacer" />
           <span className={`pill ${STATUS_CLS[sel.status]} tight`}>
             {INBOUND_EMAIL_STATUS_LABELS[sel.status]}
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-badges.tsx b/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-badges.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cefd8d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-badges.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"use client"
+
+import {
+  MAIL_AUTH_VERDICT_LABELS,
+  MAIL_REPLY_PUBLICATION_LABELS,
+  type MailAuthVerdict,
+  type MailReplyPublication,
+} from "@civfix/shared"
+
+import {
+  AUTH_VERDICT_VIEW,
+  PUBLICATION_CLS,
+  publicationTitle,
+} from "@/features/mail/mail-presentation"
+
+export function AuthVerdictBadge({ verdict }: { verdict: MailAuthVerdict | null | undefined }) {
+  if (!verdict) return null
+  const view = AUTH_VERDICT_VIEW[verdict]
+  return (
+    <span className={`pill ${view.cls} tight`} title={view.title}>
+      {MAIL_AUTH_VERDICT_LABELS[verdict]}
+    </span>
+  )
+}
+
+export function PublicationBadge({
+  publication,
+  isReport,
+  className = "",
+}: {
+  publication: MailReplyPublication | null | undefined
+  isReport: boolean
+  className?: string
+}) {
+  if (!publication) return null
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={`pill ${PUBLICATION_CLS[publication]} tight ${className}`}
+      title={publicationTitle(publication, isReport)}
+    >
+      {MAIL_REPLY_PUBLICATION_LABELS[publication]}
+    </span>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-page.tsx b/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-page.tsx
index daf660c..fd9e3ff 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-page.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-page.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   MAIL_STATUS_LABELS,
   relativeAgo,
   type MailMessageDTO,
-  type MailStatus,
   type MailThreadDTO,
   type MailThreadListItemDTO,
 } from "@civfix/shared"
@@ -35,6 +34,8 @@ import {
 import { ForwardTemplateModal } from "@/features/mail/forward-template-modal"
 import { useInboxListInfinite, useSetInboxStatus } from "@/features/inbox/use-inbox"
 import { InboxRow, InboxReader } from "@/features/inbox/inbox-views"
+import { AuthVerdictBadge, PublicationBadge } from "@/features/mail/mail-badges"
+import { MAIL_STATUS_CLS } from "@/features/mail/mail-presentation"
 import { useNav, useToast } from "@/store/ui-store"
 import { toAppError } from "@/lib/api"
 import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-messages"
@@ -43,16 +44,6 @@ import type { SectionPageProps } from "@/components/shell/page-registry"
 
 type Folder = "outreach" | "inbox"
 
-const STATUS_CLS: Record<MailStatus, string> = {
-  replied: "status-ok",
-  delivered: "status-ok",
-  auto: "status-progress",
-  opened: "status-progress",
-  sent: "status-progress",
-  needs_action: "status-flag",
-  bounced: "status-flag",
-}
-
 const BOX_LABEL: Record<string, string> = {
   all: "All",
   in: "Inbound",
@@ -232,7 +223,7 @@ function MailRow({
         <div className="mail-subject">{item.subject || "(no subject)"}</div>
         <div className="mail-preview">{item.preview}</div>
       </div>
-      <span className={`pill ${STATUS_CLS[item.status]} tight mail-status-pill`}>
+      <span className={`pill ${MAIL_STATUS_CLS[item.status]} tight mail-status-pill`}>
         {MAIL_STATUS_LABELS[item.status]}
       </span>
     </div>
@@ -322,7 +313,7 @@ function MailReader({ threadId }: { threadId: string }) {
             </>
           )}
           <span className="spacer" />
-          <span className={`pill ${STATUS_CLS[sel.status]} tight`}>
+          <span className={`pill ${MAIL_STATUS_CLS[sel.status]} tight`}>
             {MAIL_STATUS_LABELS[sel.status]}
           </span>
         </div>
@@ -366,7 +357,17 @@ function MailReader({ threadId }: { threadId: string }) {
                   <span className="mail-msg-ts mono" title={tsTitle(msg.ts)}>
                     {ts(msg.ts)}
                   </span>
-                  {isOut && <DeliveryBadge delivery={msg.delivery} />}
+                  {isOut ? (
+                    <DeliveryBadge delivery={msg.delivery} />
+                  ) : (
+                    <>
+                      <AuthVerdictBadge verdict={msg.authVerdict} />
+                      <PublicationBadge
+                        publication={msg.publication}
+                        isReport={sel.reportId !== null}
+                      />
+                    </>
+                  )}
                 </div>
                 <p className="mail-msg-body">{msg.body}</p>
                 {msg.truncated && (
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-presentation.test.ts b/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-presentation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1ae311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-presentation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest"
+import {
+  MAIL_AUTH_VERDICT_LABELS,
+  MAIL_REPLY_PUBLICATION_LABELS,
+  MailAuthVerdictSchema,
+  MailReplyPublicationSchema,
+  MailStatusSchema,
+} from "@civfix/shared"
+
+import {
+  AUTH_VERDICT_VIEW,
+  MAIL_STATUS_CLS,
+  PUBLICATION_CLS,
+  publicationTitle,
+} from "./mail-presentation"
+
+describe("mail badges", () => {
+  it("styles every mail status, verdict and publication state", () => {
+    for (const status of MailStatusSchema.options) expect(MAIL_STATUS_CLS[status]).toBeTruthy()
+    for (const verdict of MailAuthVerdictSchema.options) {
+      expect(AUTH_VERDICT_VIEW[verdict].cls).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(AUTH_VERDICT_VIEW[verdict].title).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(MAIL_AUTH_VERDICT_LABELS[verdict]).toBeTruthy()
+    }
+    for (const publication of MailReplyPublicationSchema.options) {
+      expect(PUBLICATION_CLS[publication]).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(MAIL_REPLY_PUBLICATION_LABELS[publication]).toBeTruthy()
+    }
+  })
+
+  it("flags a failed sender check and a withheld reply", () => {
+    expect(AUTH_VERDICT_VIEW.fail.cls).toBe("status-flag")
+    expect(AUTH_VERDICT_VIEW.pass.cls).toBe("status-ok")
+    expect(PUBLICATION_CLS.withheld).toBe("status-flag")
+    expect(PUBLICATION_CLS.published).toBe("status-ok")
+  })
+
+  it("says where a published reply went", () => {
+    expect(publicationTitle("published", true)).toBe("Posted to the report chat and timeline.")
+    expect(publicationTitle("published", false)).toBe("Added to the event timeline.")
+    expect(publicationTitle("withheld", true)).toMatch(/Not posted publicly/)
+    expect(publicationTitle("pending", false)).toMatch(/posted shortly/)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-presentation.ts b/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-presentation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99df5c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/admin/src/features/mail/mail-presentation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import type { MailAuthVerdict, MailReplyPublication, MailStatus } from "@civfix/shared"
+
+export const MAIL_STATUS_CLS: Record<MailStatus, string> = {
+  replied: "status-ok",
+  delivered: "status-ok",
+  auto: "status-progress",
+  opened: "status-progress",
+  sent: "status-progress",
+  needs_action: "status-flag",
+  bounced: "status-flag",
+}
+
+export const AUTH_VERDICT_VIEW: Record<MailAuthVerdict, { cls: string; title: string }> = {
+  pass: { cls: "status-ok", title: "The sender's domain passed authentication." },
+  fail: {
+    cls: "status-flag",
+    title: "This message failed sender authentication and may be forged.",
+  },
+  unknown: {
+    cls: "status-progress",
+    title: "No authentication result was recorded for this message.",
+  },
+}
+
+export const PUBLICATION_CLS: Record<MailReplyPublication, string> = {
+  withheld: "status-flag",
+  pending: "status-progress",
+  published: "status-ok",
+}
+
+export function publicationTitle(publication: MailReplyPublication, isReport: boolean): string {
+  if (publication === "withheld") return "Not posted publicly. Open the thread to review it."
+  if (publication === "pending") return "Approved. It will be posted shortly."
+  return isReport ? "Posted to the report chat and timeline." : "Added to the event timeline."
+}